Creating and managing Version 6.1.x and 7.x Network Deployment cells using the centralized installation manager (CIM)

Use the centralized installation manager (CIM) to create and manage a WebSphere Network Deployment cell.

Before you begin

Supported configurations Supported configurations: This topic applies to WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1.x and 7.x only. For information about using centralized installation manager (CIM) for Version 8.0, see Submitting Installation Manager jobs.sptcfg

To create a multiplatform cell using the CIM, you need the following items:

  1. The CDs of all the WebSphere Application Server node platforms within the cell. For example, if your cell is running on Windows, Linux and AIX operating systems, then you need the CDs for those platforms in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment edition.
  2. For the CIM repository, you require approximately 3 GB for each platform that you have in the cell. If you plan to create custom installation packages (CIP) for use with CIM, then you must factor in additional disk space required for CIPs. You can delete images that are no longer needed from the repository to make more space available.

About this task

The CIM is capable of creating nodes on remote hosts by installing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and federating them to the existing deployment manager.

Prior to CIM, you had to log in to every machine in the potential cell, install the servers manually, create a profile for each node, and federate the nodes to the deployment manager. Now, these steps are all done for you by the CIM. You only select the machine host name, and provide the login credentials.

Procedure

  1. On the deployment manager machine, install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment with management profile and deployment manager server type.
    1. Install WebSphere Application Server Version 8.0.
    2. Use the profile management tool to create a deployment manager profile.
    3. Use the Installation Factory to create a CIM repository.
  2. Start the deployment manager. This can be done from the command line. From app_server_root/profiles/Dmgr01/bin, enter the following command:
    • ./startManager.sh
    • startManager.bat
  3. Log in to the administrative console.
  4. Add other platform images for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment to the CIM repository. For more information, see Adding installation packages of previous versions to the centralized installation manager (CIM) repository using the Installation Factory.
  5. Launch installations of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment on the remote machines. Refer to "Installing packages" for more details.
  6. You can monitor the status of the installations using CIM. Refer to "Monitoring requests" for more details.

Results

The installation requests are sent via the centralized installation manager to install WebSphere application servers on the remote machines to create the cell.

What to do next

The cell is now ready for management. You can add servers, install applications, and so on.




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